Growing up Jewish, April was always a tough month. While my Christian friends got to stuff their faces with chocolate Easter Bunnies, I was stuck with tuna fish on matzo. Yeah, Passover’s got nothing on Easter.
I’ve never gotten an Easter Basket in my life, though I did get a few chocolate Easter Bunnies as a kid. I loved chomping off the ears and then nibbling off those candy eyes. But apparently this Easter Basket thing is a pretty big deal. It’s like a a Christmas Stocking full of goodies, only loads bigger. Nowadays, that floppy-eared Easter Bunny seems to bring kids baskets full of not just chocolate bunnies and jelly beans up the wazoo, but toys and books and games and movies!
Apparently, and please correct me if I’m mistaken, the parents help out by telling the Easter Bunny just what the kids would love in their basket. Well, if that’s true, I’m here to help you parents help the Easter Bunny! Here’s a look at 3 Lionsgate films that’d be perfect for your little ones’ Easter Baskets!
Lalaloopsy Ponies: The Big Show
On Sale: April 8, 2014
MSRP: $14.98
Meet a whole new group of friends as the Lalaloopsy girls discover their new pen pals are talking ponies! Checkers, Peanut’s pen-pal brings her friends Snap Pea, Tangerine, Jamberry and baby ponies Flutterwings and Honeycomb to visit Lalaloopsy Land for a special party. Based on the highly successful Lalaloopsy toy and entertainment brand, the film is timed to the Spring roll out of the all-new Ponies line, and is the newest in the collection of beloved Lalaloopsy films that have sold over 400,000 copies in less than two years. The Lalaloopsy Ponies: The Big Show DVD features bonus material including a “Meet the Ponies” featurette, Lalaloopsy mini adventures and a sing-a-long music video.
The Dog Who Saved Easter
On Sale: April 8, 2014
MSRP: $14.98
Power Rangers Megaforce: The Great Dragon Spirit
On Sale: April 8, 2014
MSRP: $14.98
Troy, Noah, Emma, Gia and Jake must convince the mysterious Robo Knight to work alongside them and battle a collection of enemies with evil powers including Psychotick’s energy-draining abilities, Shadow Serpent’s paralyzing touch, Distractor’s giant army of MegaMonsters and Nojoke’s laughter-stealing traps. Then, when an ancient weapon falls into the wrong hands, the Rangers must summon the mighty Dragon Spirit to gain new ULTRA POWERS! Witness the rise and epic transformation of the Megaforce team in these four ultra-exciting episodes!
The Lionsgate Easter Basket Giveaway!
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Lalaloopsy Ponies: The Big Show
The Dog Who Saved Easter
Power Rangers Megaforce: The Great Dragon Spirit
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I got a real bunny in my basket one year when I was little.
I got a great book once.
We got live baby ducks one year.
I got a huge chocolate bunny one year, but my favorite Easter candy is the jelly beans.Thanks for having this contest.
As a child, it was a purple bracelet that was a pen with grape scented ink.
A giant chocolate egg that was filled inside with foil chocolate eggs.
I know that we used to get a kite every year in our baskets…and that we would always end up losing them in a tree several weeks later lol
The coolest thing I got in my Easter basket was candy, We didn’t celebrate holidays much when I was a kid so candy was awesome!
I got peeps in my basket
My husband surprised me with an easter basket one year with a bracelet in it.
Jelly beans. My favorite.
Probably a stuffed animal
a white chocolate easter bunny was the coolest thing i ever got in an easter basket. white chocolate is my favorite. i am tony l smoaks on rafflecopter.
My mom used to hide jelly beans in the grass of the basket.
I got a Walkman in a basket one year! Back when I was young and they were the coolest things to have xD
Cadbury Eggs…dozens of them! Swoon!!!
Live baby chicks, they were so cute and yellow and cuddly.
for me that would be the cadbury cream eggs..I love them
A giant giant giant chocolate bunny 🙂
the only thing I ever got in my basket was candy
I honestly do not remember the coolest gift I received in my gift basket. I can tell you I always looked forward to Reese’s peanut butter cups or Reese’s eggs which were my favorite at the time.
I can only remember getting candy in my basket, it was a treat!
The coolest thing I ever got in my Easter basket was Beef Jerky!
I have to admit that I enjoy getting candy in my Easter Basket as a kid. I also liked getting books!
a video game!
CASH 😉 AND PRECIOUS LITTLE STUFFED ANIMALS
I was a child in the 1960’s and the coolest thing I ever got in my basket was a yo-yo.
I got an awesome 3-d egg puzzle one year!
A Barbie!
A real bunny
I loved getting Easter baskets as a child. I think my favorite thing was getting a hidden piece of jewelry. One year it’d be a necklace, the next it’d be some earrings.
A big blowup easter bunny.
I remember getting my first kite and loved it
A giant giant giant chocolate bunny!
The coolest thing I ever got was a video game
My parents use to put new earrings in my baskets. I got my ears pierced when I was 6 & loved getting new earrings to wear 🙂
When my mom decided we were too old for Easter trinkets, we started getting money in the eggs!
A real rabbit and we had him for over 8 years he was a wonderful pet.
An entire basket filled to the brim with awesome treats and chocolate !!!!!
I don’t recall receiving anything spectacular, but I always liked getting a large chocolate Easter Bunny.
my mom was awesome at filling our easter baskets. the coolest thing i got was a cd i really wanted
A new watch. We did not have movies back in my day. I am giving my grandchildren all DVD’s in their Easter baskets.
My favorite thing to get always was Pez despensers! I had so many growing up!
I loved when I started getting perfume in my basket!
I honestly don’t remember, it’s been too long ago.
$100 in one of my golden eggs!
The coolest thing I ever got in my Easter basket was probably stick on earrings!
As a child I was allergic to corn syrup so too much candy would really make me very sick. Our baskets were always filled with little gifts. I remember getting little silver necklaces and earrings.
chocolate!
When I was little, a cabbage patch doll
when I was a kid a kitten
jelly beans
The only thing I ever got in Easter baskets as a kid was candy.The Cadbury eggs were\are my favorite
Lots of peeps and jelly beans!
Shoes
Reese’s…my favorite
Gift cards to iTunes
I always liked getting giant chocolate bunnies.
Malted milk eggs
one year I got a gift card to the movies
Chocolate…hmmm? What can I say, I love chocolate.
My baskets were never extravagant but I always looked forward to my chocolate bunny.
The chocolate footballs were always the best!
I always loved the fruit n nut cream eggs!
I love peeps!but I remember getting little dolls with Velcro arms on them as a kid
Chocolate, chocolate was always my favorite.
A diamond candle
The coolest thing in my Easter basket would be any Sees Candy.
jelly beans!
Money!! Lol. I don’t remember how much, but even a little bit is cool when you’re a little kid 🙂
My husband gave me a yellow chickie USB stick for easter 2-3 years ago 🙂
We just got candy, but I loved the chocolate bunnies and Reeses. I loved the hunts too.
jelly beans
tickets to a concert
I got a huge canister of pogs. That was awesome!
i got money in my basket.
My favorite was a stuffed bunny cuddly!
The best thing that I ever got in my Easter basket was Cadbury eggs, my favorite.
An oversized bunny
I received a yarn kit to make an animal. I made an octopus and ate the other goodies in between.
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I remember a cute little stuffed yellow bunny! I loved it!
Chocolate
Cold Hard Cash 🙂 The Easter Bunny used to fill plastic easter eggs with quarters !!! LOTS and LOTS of quarters….I used to love counting them all !!
i got a teddy ruxpin when i was young when my birthday fell on easter one year.
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The coolest thin thing I got would probably be a swim suit.
All Easter candy nom nom nom
I always got a VHS tape(yes showing my age) in my easter basket every year 🙂
Marshmallow eggs from when Fannie May used to sell decent chocolates.
The coolest thing in my basket was silly putty. We got a new one every year from the Easter bunny.
Thanks!
The coolest thing in my basket would be spring/summer outdoor things like bubbles, chalk, kites and things like that.
I got my favorite candy- Reese’s peanut butter egg!
The coolest thing I ever got in an Easter basket was a big chocolate egg that had candy inside of it.
money
only candy that i can remember but i loved getting bags of all blackjellybeans
As a kid, I always got a Barbie or a doll. Now that I have kids, I like to do wonder colors coloring books and markers. They love them.
I got tickets to go see a theater production of Annie
I was always excited when I got a new Barbie.
just candy in my basket
candy
I got a Barbie when I was 10 years old!! and I LOVED it.
I got a puppy!
bunnies
The best Easter gift was my engagement ring
A few years ago my awesome brother made me an Easter basket and put a purple I-Pod Shuffle in it so I could listen to music. He is the greatest brother in the whole world!
The coolest thing I always loved to get was chocolate bunnies. they were soo cool.
Got A Huge Box Of Sidewalk Chalk One Year As A Child, I Thought That Was Really Cool.!
No baskets for me either, just a few chocolates.
I think the coolest thing is sidewalk chalk, keeps the kids busy for hours.
the most coolest thing my mom did was take 50 $1 bills and stuck 1 in each plastic egg
I got a locket necklace in my Easter basket.
we always just got candy!
Lot and lots of candy and a few stuffed Easter bunnies
i got a barbie doll and some Archie comic books
The best thing that I received in a Easter basket has to be chocolate.
I got a ring for easter 😀
I always loved getting the latest Disney movies in my basket. That was back in the age of VHS 🙂
Probably some type of barbie:)
I only got candy
I got a My Little Pony when I was younger!
one of those bobbing birds
freeze pops they were my favorite when I was little
I have’nt received an Easter basket in over 50 years-I only got candy, but I considered hollow chocolate bunnies to be very cool!
It’s been so long ago, I hardly remember. I imagine it would have been a new short outfit for summer.
A gigantic chocolate bunny! Thank you for the wonderful giveaway.
Erin
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I got a Barbie doll.
When I was little I got a giant stuffed bunny, I thought it was the coolest!
The coolest thing I ever got in an Easter basket was the set of Chronicles of Narnia books. They were my favorite books growing up!
When my brother and I were little I remember getting Dr.Mario for the Super Nintendo. That was the BEST thing in the world! haha
I got a new softball glove. How did the Easter bunny know?
money
The coolest thing I ever received in an Easter basket was a colorful decorated sugar egg about the size of your palm. There was a window you could peep into. Inside was a decorated Easter scene.
I once got a giant sun hat AS my easter basket! It was super cute, with a big ribbon on it! I loved it! 🙂
The coolest thing I got, when I was a kid, was a very large Garfield chocolate. Took me forever to devour the delicious chocolate. Thanks.
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I got some really cool charm bracelets in my Easter basket once.
I only ever got candy in my Easter Basket. We didn’t have much money growing up so we got very tiny Easter baskets.
I did not get an easter basket because we were too poor but I got a pink frog for my garden
One year from mY granddaughter
I just remember getting candy and eggs in my basket.
I got a Barbie doll.
I like the whooper candy in my easter basket!
We usually just got candy but the best was always the Cadbury Crème Eggs!
My mom and dad used to put money in our Easter eggs that they put in our baskets! I thought that was so cool that the Easter Bunny left us money!
My Easter baskets always had candy only. I love Cadbury eggs.
The coolest thing I got in an Easter basket was a stuffed bunny.
only candy when I was a kid,,but my kids got stuffed rabbits and candy,,but I made some bags for the grandkids and didn’t put any candy in theirs this year,,,they have had some dental issues,so I put bubbles,crayons an coloring books,and some fruit bites,,I felt bad about the no candy but they don’t need a lot extra so I went another route